Freeze warnings issued for entire New Orleans area Monday night

The National Weather Service has issued freeze warnings from Monday at midnight until Tuesday at 8 a.m. throughout the metropolitan area as an arctic airmass envelopes the region.

The north shore is under a hard-freeze warning, with temperatures possibly falling to between 20 and 25 degrees for four to five hours.

The south shore is under a freeze warning, with the area expected to experience a light freeze for four to six hours.

Conditions are expected to remain unchanged through Wednesday morning. A strong cold front is expected to move across the area Thursday, bringing some precipitation and ushering in the coldest air so far of the season through the weekend.